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Historien om den engelske guitarist Mick Ronson (1946-1993) med særligt fokus på årene med David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars.
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d. 22. nov. 2017
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Michael Bonner
d. 22. nov. 2017
"The case is presented skilfully by music industry insider/film director Jon Brewer, who worked with the Bowie camp in the '70s (alongside 10 Years After, Gene Clark, Yes and Gerry Rafferty) and is the man behind multiple rock docs, including the Classic Artists Series, and an acclaimed life of BB King. His little black book has been thumbed extensively for this 102-minute essay, which features new interviews with Tony Visconti, Angie Bowie, Ian Hunter, Rick Wakeman, Earl Slick, Mick's wife Suzi and sister Maggi, Dana Gillespie, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and more. It's blue chip, certainly: there's an eerie, oddly stilted voiceover from Bowie, interviews with Lou Reed, and archive chats with Ronno himself".
Record collector
475 (2018 January)
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Inky Tuscadero
475 (2018 January)
"Much of the first hour of this is more or less the Bowie story, with added Ronson (and some dodgy animation), rather than an in-depth look at the guitarist's roots. Only post-Spiders do we get more direct focus on Ronson himself: the ill-fated solo career, various production duties, a struggle to make ends meet. Key post-Bowie roles with Dylan and Morrissey are sped through with little insight, though, so that the documentary might have been more accurately subtitled The Bowie Bits Of The Mick Ronson Story".
Spectrum culture
d. 13. juni 2018
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John Paul
d. 13. juni 2018
"As a solo artist, Ronson can't help but sound like a pale imitation given his unquestionable role in cultivating the sound most closely associated with Bowie (check the "Ziggy Stardust" allusion in "Hard Life"). It's both a blessing and a curse; it assured his place as an icon of '70s rock guitar, but it also prevented him from being seen as anything more than derivative of his time with his former employer. Which is a shame because his solo work is certainly well worth consideration for fans of glam-era Bowie and, hell, glam-era rock 'n' roll, period. With any luck, both the film and accompanying soundtrack will help make the case for a deeper reassessment of Ronson's contributions to the sound of rock guitar through his inimitable tone and style. Far from comprehensive in scope, it will likely serve as a fine appetizer for those looking to gain a greater appreciation for the undeniable talent of Mick Ronson".